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Maybe just don't lionize historical figures. Instead, celebrate good ideas with good outcomes, but not people. People worship has too many negatives.
by ianai 6y ago
Maybe just don't lionize historical figures. Instead, celebrate good ideas with good outcomes, but not people. People worship has too many negatives.
- dash2 6y agoI think taking a balanced view is a good idea. That involves acknowledging that sometimes individual achievements matter. (On Napoleon's legacy, Scott Alexander has a nice post about a famous paper by Acemoglu and Robinson: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-consequences-of-radical-reform https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-consequences-of-ra...)
- ianai 6y agoIndividual achievements that matter reflect good ideas worth noting.